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Longhorn M4 Build Review
Gsurface writes "I finally got my hands on the new Longhorn build, 4008, that was announced two days ago. After installing it and looking around through it, I decided to write a review expressing some thoughts on the new build. This new longhorn build, upon the prompt to "press any key to boot from cd..." jumps directly into a GUI that is unique. This build Microsoft decides to abandon the setup interface of XP and dress Longhorn on its own. "
All that's here is one guy with FP, and I already get a database error. Talk about bad decisions, advertising your story to /. without preparing first.
Anyone manage to sneak in and get a mirror up?
I don't know how he got his hands on a copy of longhorn, but it's exciting to see that it's not crap yet.
From an inside Microsoft source - "Longhorn will be released with a retina and fingerprint scanner since the previous product activation code was not effective enough. We are currently on beta 2 of our scanner. By RC1 we should be able to scan your retina without detaching your cornea."
I guess he decided to install Longhorn on his server...
Uttering logically derived and empirically supported truths to the disciples of the orthodox establishment.
If you cant get to the site, here is a Mirror.
I put on my robe and wizard hat.
The site is probably running Longhorn build 4008 :-)
But underneath, Longhorn is the same old bull.
"All art is quite useless." -- Oscar Wilde
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/.ed someone's email server, as if slashdotting the web server wasn't enough. Shame on us.
OMG, now we've
Follow your Euro bills at EBT
Ain't that the truth.
My inability to mod this up is going to have to be sated by a me too post.
Back on topic, this review is pretty much useless asside from the screenshots showing off the *GIANT BITMAPS FROM HELL*. The details are pretty marginal in and of them selves. The most obvious change(*GIANT BITMAPS FROM HELL*) didn't even get a mention, while other featurs that have been around a while (box displaying file properties) get a mention. An examination as to if there is a checkbox in the Tools>Folder Options panel that read "Turn off *GIANT BITMAPS FROM HELL*?" would have been nice.
This was obviously a "Get the review out and up on Slashdot before anyone else" review(and a successfull one too). Not to say that's the most horrible thing in the world (the pictures were certainly of some use), but I hope a real review will make it onto the front page in a couple weeks.
Agreed, I've always thought of the XP interface to be acceptable if the machine I was working on was called "Sony's My First PC".
A radio maverick jumps to internet only. The Future of Rock n Roll
crowds of zealots with their anti-Microsoft sentiment in hand, ready to propogare their GNU agenda.
I agree - It's terrible!
I met this GNU/Linux guy, and he wanted to give mt a disk with over 5000 peer-reviewed, stable and interesting peices of software. And get this, the fucker even tried to give me the source code!
God, I hate those GNU bastards.
Moneyed corporations, non-working 'poor' and criminal prisoners are turning productive citizens into tax-slaves.
When I first installed XP, I was running it with the new GUI and my brother asked me why I was using the sesame street scheme.
Well, it has never been successfully tested.
and "Nay" when MS changes it's GUI (Luna? *ACK* designed by color blind mentally defective lunatics.)
I take offense at this. I can easily prove that I had nothing to do with Luna.
You have gno idea what you are talking about. I gknow for a fact that gnobody is trying to brainwash you into gnusing GNU/Linux.
for the blind.